Karim Kharbouch, better known by his stage name French Montana, is a Moroccan-American rapper, singer and songwriter. He is the founder of Coke Boys Records, and its predecessor Cocaine City Records. Kharbouch made his mixtape debut in 2007 and in 2010, he had his breakthrough with “Choppa Choppa Down”. His second album released in July 2017, Jungle Rules, peaked at number three on the Billboard 200. The album was supported by the single “Unforgettable”, featuring Swae Lee, which became Montana’s first song as lead artist to reach the top 10 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
Some of the best quotes from French Montana are listed below.
- “A lot of people like to downgrade Morocco and Africa like its all jungles and lions and sh*t. The actual truth is a lot of stuff is going on out there.” – French Montana
- “All the lyrical rappers I know is broke.” – French Montana
- “At the end of the day, you got to learn from people that been through what you been through; they help you learn from your mistakes.” – French Montana
- “Before I had a son, I used to look at my father’s example: he left me, he left my mother. When I had a son, I got caught in the same situation that his mother doesn’t want me to see him. I started looking at my father in a different light.” – French Montana
- “Every man needs a good, solid watch. My favorite watch is the Presidential Rolex. I own many watches, but this one is usually the one on my wrist. I buy mine in the Diamond District in New York City. Classic.” – French Montana
- “I feel like it doesn’t matter how much I sell; I know what kind of product I have. It’s going to be legendary. I know it’s going to last forever. I know once people hear it, people will be like, “Damn. This is really it.” – French Montana
- “I like a lot of artists but I think the one that touched me the most was probably Tupac, coming up. Cause that was my generation, so Tupac was mine.” – French Montana
- “I like colorful stuff. I like wearing stuff that nobody is wearing. That’s why I wear the bear hat. I’ll wear the whole mink.” – French Montana“I was born in Morocco and lived there until I was 13; I’m really proud of my heritage.”
- “I used to play soccer when I was in Morocco, but I was more of a basketball player. I played high school basketball, I played AAU basketball.” – French Montana
- “I want to make my own music: French Montana.” – French Montana
- “I was never officially signed with Akon, but it was a shopping deal. That was around the time he was going through some problems with his label at Interscope. I waited, but when a deal didn’t happen, I just went out on my own.” – French Montana
- “I’ve tried every kind of bottled water, but Poland Spring is my go-to. I always have room-temperature bottles of it on side of the stage for post-performance.” – French Montana
- “In school, my favorite subject was math. That’s where I learned to count money.” – French Montana
- “My dream pet? I like a couple of them, man: monkey, I love dogs. See, tigers, I don’t know – I can’t be playing with something like that. A monkey, I can handle it. A dog, yeah; I would get a monkey.” – French Montana
- “Never worry about what you’re going lose but what you’re going again.” – French Montana
- “Potty mouth, rock star, at the top and still tryna climb, Drop the top sit back recline.” – French Montana
- “Sometimes I take off my skully and wear glasses, so I’ve gotta brush and make sure my hairline is straight.” – French Montana
- “The hardest challenge I’m facing is just balancing my family with the industry. It’s kind of like, you gotta stay out there doing your thing, doing whatever and it takes you away from your family. So it’s hard to balance it out but once you get it, it’s a lifestyle. You got to sacrifice to do what it is you want.” – French Montana
- “The most important thing in the writing process is the vibe cause if you on a roll if you feel it you just feel it. And it’s all about the atmosphere, the people around you, you know, everything. You got to be clear-headed in that and have a perfect atmosphere.” – French Montana
- “Umm… I don’t judge my relationship with Puff or Bad Boy according to other people or past artists. At the end of the day, you are in charge of your career, and you can’t depend on no man to do anything for you. I’ve learned to judge relationships with a person on myself and that person, not what they have done with previous people.” – French Montana
- “You can’t expect to make all this money and not go through problems. You can’t expect God to give you everything you want without taking something away.” – French Montana
